The cooler - than - usual temperatures are represented by the big blue blob on the world map below (that's Florida peeking out at the lower right of the blob), provided by atmospheric scientist Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, using NOAA data. (sciencemag.org)
The citrus mealybug (main image) needs its nested bacterial buddies (inset, bigger blue blobs = Tremblaya red smaller ones = Moranella) to make the most of its meals. (sciencemag.org)
Salad was scarfed down that evening as this little blue blob had somehow reached my son on a level that I could not. (chicagoparent.com)